THE CITY

THE CITY OF KHARBIN

In the late nineteenth century, the city of Kharbin was founded by Russia in the Manchurian wilderness as the central station for the Chinese Eastern Railroad (CER). This cross-Manchurian railroad was a concession from China and gave Russia a significant military advantage and a strategic port on the Pacific. Passengers traveling from China, the Far East and Japan to points in Europe, Russia and the United States all stopped in Kharbin. ​